Hanoi (VNA) – The ninth Asia Pacific conference onreproductive and sexual health and rights (APCRSHP) will be held from November27-30 in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The Vietnam Public Health Association (VPHA)announced the information at a press conference on June 2 in Hanoi, adding thatit is the first time Vietnam host the biggest forum on reproductive and sexualhealth in the Asia – Pacific region.
Young people will gather in the first day of theconference themed “Leave no one behind! Justice in sexual and reproductivehealth”.
The days after, representatives will discussissues, such as overcoming social, cultural and regional barriers; towards aneconomic order, strengthening the justice system, making good quality educationand advancing justice and equality in sexual and reproductive health andrights.
The event is expected to welcome 1,500representatives from over 40 countries and organisations, of whom some 200 researcherswill be speakers.
The conference will be the biggest sexual andreproductive health and rights dialogue to be viewed at different angles likeculture, religious policy, healthcare system and education, said Dr. Le Vu Anh,President of VPHA.
He added that as a host, Vietnam will introducefive typical solution models for sexual and reproductive health at the event.
The conference will offer an opportunity forVietnam’s health sector to introduce its achievement and exchange experiencewith other countries in region and the world, according to a representative ofthe country’s health ministry.
Initiated by civil society organisations in2001, the biennial APCRSHP has been held in the Philippines (twice), Thailand,India, Malaysia, China, Indonesia and Myanmar. -VNA
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